Chapter 12- Leisure and Equality

Question 1

if leisure is a RIGHT then leisure_____…

Answer 1

helps meet important human needs and should be accessible to all.

Question 2

if leisure is a PRIVILEGE then leisure_____…

Answer 2

is a reward that is available to qualifying people

Question 3

equity

Answer 3

fairness

Question 4

what is a leisure constraint

Answer 4

factors that are assumed by researchers,

• and/or perceived by individuals to limit formation of leisure preferences
• and/pr inhibit participation and enjoyment in leisure

Question 5

Intrapersonal

Answer 5

individual psychological qualities that affect the formation of leisure preferences.

Question 6

Interpersonal

Answer 6

constraints from social interactions with friends, family, others that intervene between leisure preferences and participation.

Question 7

structural constraint

Answer 7

social / economic / political constraints that intervene between leisure preference and participation.

Question 8

Compensatory

Answer 8

Allocate recreation resources to economically disadvantaged individuals, groups, or areas.

Question 9

Equality (inputs)

Answer 9

Allocate recreation resources to individuals, groups, or areas that have fewest opportunities.

Question 10

Equality (benefits)

Answer 10

recognizes that resources are not always equal to (beneficial) outcomes.

Question 11

Demand (usage)

Answer 11

Higher use of a recreation service leads to greater future resource allocation (based on idea maximum number of people will benefit).

Question 12

Demand (advocacy)

Answer 12

Allocation of recreation resources based on how vocal or strident groups, areas, etc. are. (“Squeaky wheel gets the grease”).

Question 13

Market (tax-based)

Answer 13

– Allocation (sometimes inadvertently) of recreation resources to those individuals or areas that pay the most taxes.

Question 14

Market (price-paid)

Answer 14

Allocation of recreation resources based solely on “user-pay” model (meaning user pays 100% of all costs).

Question 15

Market (least-cost)

Answer 15

Allocation of recreation resources based on delivery at the lowest cost possible (e.g., new park goes where land is the cheapest).

Question 16

Emotional stoicism

Answer 16

associated with masculinity, and so could be a starting point for such a study

Question 17

Ethnicity

Answer 17

country of origin, language, religion, beliefs and values

Question 18

race

Answer 18

physical characteristics such as skin colour, eye shape, etc.

Question 19

Marginality thesis

Answer 19

a function of economic and social factors creating a lack of opportunity (e.g. income, transportation)

Question 20

Ethnicity thesis

Answer 20

culturally/ethnic based value systems, norms and socialization patterns that limit or influence participation (preferences and attitudes are different among groups)

Question 21

Individual lived experience and resources may be very different from these ‘_______’ observations

Answer 21

generalized